Myocardial necrosis and cocaine. A quantitative morphologic study in 26 cocaine-associated deaths

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 193-198

  Fineschi, V ^a   Wetli, C V ^b   Di Paolo, M ^a   Baroldi, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Suffolk County Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

^c OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Contraction band necrosis; Myocarditis; Necrosis

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; COCAINE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ENDOMYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; MYOCARDIUM; NECROSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0030845971     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140050066     Document Type: Article

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